EQUITY AND ETHICS: Justice and Fairness
Roles of Men, Women, and Children

1. ROLE OF MEN AND WOMEN:

Chapter 15 of the book, "Cultural Teachings: First Nations Protocols and Methodology" delineates the roles of men,women, and children in traditional First Nations' societies. Read the PDF file for Chapter 15 and use the summary sheet below to help identify the key points regarding the role of traditional First Nations men and women:

SUMMARY SHEET ASSIGNMENT (10 marks):
“Male and Female Roles and Responsibilities”:

Subheading

Key words or phrases

In my own words (summarize the key ideas from each section)

Introduction

 

 

Role of Men

 

 

Role of Women

 

 

2. ROLE OF CHILDREN:

The traditional First Nations' societies regarded children as "a gift to be brought up to adulthood." Unfortunately, this idealistic view is not shared by all. Craig Kielburger was only 12 years old when he came to realize the injustice of child labour in the world and established "Free the Children," now the world's largest network of children helping children through education. Their mission stated is posted on the "Free the Children" website:

Free The Children believes in a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. We are a charity and educational partner that empowers youth to remove barriers that prevent them from being active local and global citizens. Our domestic programs educate, engage and empower hundreds of thousands of youth in North America and the UK. Our international projects, led by our holistic and sustainable Adopt a Village model, has brought over 650 schools and school rooms to youth and provided clean water, health care and sanitation to one million people around the world, freeing children and their families from the cycle of poverty. (freethechildren.com)

LISTENING AND VIEWING ASSIGNMENT (10 marks): Watch the first of seven "Domestic Programming" videos entitled "GO Local Academy" on the homepage of the "Free the Children" website:
1. What is the "Go Local Academy?"
2. What impact does this academy have on the young people who attend?
3. What action plans do some of these young participants make after attending this academy? What action plan could you make for your school or community? How could you make this action plan a reality?

LISTENING AND VIEWING ASSIGNMENT (10 marks): View one of the "International Development" videos on the homepage of the "Free the Children" website.
- Write down the title of this video.
- After viewing the video, formulate 3 questions that you would like to ask one of the people in the video to help you understand and/or to contribute to a solution.

To submit the above assignments, please go to the "Assignment" section of this module.
The Holistic Writing Marking Key will be used to assess part of this assignment.